Mary-Louise Parker to star in Hallmark movie filming in area

Mary-Louise Parker will be featured in a A Hallmark Hall of Fame movie that's slated to begin shooting in the Port City. Photo by ssociated Press

Published: Monday, July 15, 2013 at 3:14 p.m.

Last Modified: Monday, July 15, 2013 at 3:14 p.m.

A Hallmark Hall of Fame movie that's slated to begin shooting in the Port City in less than three weeks will feature Golden Globe-winning actress Mary-Louise Parker, according to a Wilmington regional Film Commission news release.

Although "Christmas in Conway" will be the seventh production shot for Hallmark Hall of Fame in Wilmington, Parker ("Weeds," "Red"), has been here only once, in 1987, for the filming of TV movie "Too Young the Hero," which also starred Rick Schroeder.

"Christmas in Conway," which opened production offices at Post 1200, a film facility on 23rd Street, will mostly shoot on location. Filming kicks off Aug. 5.

Parker will play Suzy Gainsborough, an ailing woman whose husband constructs a Ferris wheel in their backyard for the perfect Christmas present.

Before her eight-season run on Showtime's "Weeds," Parker starred in Hallmark Hall of Fame flicks "Cupid & Cate," "Saint Maybe" and "A Place for Annie."

Written by Stephen P. Lindsey and Luis Ugaz, the TV movie will be directed by John Kent Harrison and is slated to premiere on ABC later this year.

<p>A Hallmark Hall of Fame movie that's slated to begin shooting in the Port City in less than three weeks will feature Golden Globe-winning actress Mary-Louise Parker, according to a Wilmington regional Film Commission news release. </p><p>Although "<a href="http://www.starnewsonline.com/section/holidays02"><b>Christmas</b></a> in Conway" will be the seventh production shot for Hallmark Hall of Fame in Wilmington, Parker ("Weeds," "Red"), has been here only once, in 1987, for the filming of TV movie "Too Young the Hero," which also starred Rick Schroeder. </p><p>"Christmas in Conway," which opened production offices at Post 1200, a film facility on 23rd Street, will mostly shoot on location. Filming kicks off Aug. 5. </p><p>Parker will play Suzy Gainsborough, an ailing woman whose husband constructs a Ferris wheel in their backyard for the perfect Christmas present.</p><p>Before her eight-season run on Showtime's "Weeds," Parker starred in Hallmark Hall of Fame flicks "Cupid & Cate," "Saint Maybe" and "A Place for Annie."</p><p>Written by Stephen P. Lindsey and Luis Ugaz, the TV movie will be directed by John Kent Harrison and is slated to premiere on ABC later this year. </p><p>- Cassie Foss</p>